ECE 6650: Yearlong Clinical Experience I

3 Credit Hours
Prerequisite: ECE 6620, ECE 7514, and ECE 6630.
Concurrent: EDUC 6610
Under the guidance of a collaborating teacher and university supervisor, the intern completes a full-time teaching experience at a designated school. The experience requires working in a co-teaching environment with K-5 learners, including students with exceptionalities and with students who are English learners. It includes regularly scheduled professional seminars.

Note: Proof of professional liability insurance is required prior to school placement.

Course Learning Outcomes
Students who successfully complete this course will be able to:

Demonstrate understanding and skill in the use of the discipline knowledge in all aspects of planning for instruction and assessment while meeting students’ varied needs.
Understand the relationships among and between the content disciplines as they apply to construction of integrated, interdisciplinary, and thematic instruction.
Use key organizing concepts of the academic disciplines as well as principles of curriculum and design, problem solving, independent thinking, and decision-making skills in planning for instruction and assessment while meeting students’ varied needs.
Use principles of classroom management, culturally and linguistically relevant education, developmental patterns, exceptionalities, and other learner characteristics to create and maintain an environment that facilitates student learning.
Use principles of learning, motivation, and assessment to choose appropriate diagnostic procedures, materials and referral processes in the classroom.
Demonstrate skill in selection and use of appropriate instructional methods and materials, including media and technology to enhance learning.
Work collaboratively in planning, implementing, and evaluating educational programs and instructional effectiveness.
Use practical and reflective thought processes to continually evaluate the effects of instructional strategies on student learning.
Communicate effectively and accept multiple points of view in collaborative relationships with colleagues, parents, and students.
Demonstrate familiarity with professional ethical standards related to teaching and relationships with peers, parents, and professionals.